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COVID-19: UK reports one further coronavirus death as 50 million vaccine jabs now delivered
The last time coronavirus-related deaths increased by one was on 30 August.
The UK has now administered 34,588,600 first vaccine doses and 15,500,949 second doses - a total of 50,089,549.
Some 1,649 COVID cases were recorded in the latest 24-hour period.
It compares to 2,064 cases and six deaths recorded last Monday (26 April).
The prime minister has said there is a good chance the one-metre rule for social distancing can be ditched next month.
The final decision on whether the change can be brought in from 21 June will depend on the data, Boris Johnson said but he added, That s what it feels like to me right now.
Ministers from the G7 group of the world's most developed nations are meeting face-to-face for the first time in two years, ahead of a leaders' summit in June.
British nationals including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should not be used as political pawns in the ongoing clash with Iran, according to a UK minister. Foreign Office minister James Cleverly said that disputes with Iran should be kept separate from the “arbitrary” detention of British nationals in Tehran. It comes after Iranian state TV suggested Britain would pay a £400 million debt to free Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, citing an anonymous official..
EU May Ease Restrictions for Vaccinated Tourists: Virus Update
Bloomberg 2 hrs ago
(Bloomberg)
The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs of a gradual return to normalcy as vaccinations gather pace.
The European Union’s executive arm recommended welcoming tourists from countries with relatively low infection rates as well as those who are fully vaccinated.
In the U.S., cases slowed to 45,236, the fewest on a Saturday since late September. Daily cases rose 0.1% on Sunday, slower than the average daily increase of 0.2% over the past week.